This year, for the first time ever, Cyprus submitted a candidate.

Following a new rule by the Academy, Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, a Romanian majority coproduction, has qualified for winning Cannes’ Palm d’or, ahead of its selection as Romania’s official candidate.

The nominations for 99th Academy Awards will be announced on 21 January and the 99th Academy Awards will be held on 14 March 2027 at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

The Widower / Udovac (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Directed by Hari Šečić
Produced by Spektar
Supported by the Cinematography Foundation Sarajevo, the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Sarajevo Canton

BULGARIA

The Dreamed Adventure (Germany, France, Bulgaria, Austria)
Directed by Valeska Grisebach
Produced by Komplizen Film Production
Coproduced by Kazak Productions, Miramar Films, Panama Films, Valeska Grisebach, New Matter Films, ARTE France Cinéma, and ZDF/ARTE, in collaboration with ARTE France
Supported by Der Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Filmförderungsanstalt, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Creative Europe - MEDIA, Aide aux cinémas du monde, Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée, Institut Français, the Bulgarian National Film Center, Österreichisches Filminstitut und ÖFI+, Filmfonds Wien

CROATIA

God Will Not Help / Bog neće pomoći (Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, Slovenia)
Directed by Hana Jušić
Produced by Kinorama
Coproduced by Nightswim, microFILM, Horsefly Films, Maneki Films, Perfo Production, ERT S.A
Supported by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, Eurimages, the Italian Ministry of Culture (MIC), the Romanian Film Centre, the Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece | Co- Production Window, European Union – NextGenerationEU, Aide aux Cinémas du Monde – Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée – Institut Français, the Slovenian Film Centre, Viba Film, ERT S.A., HRT, RE-ACT

CYPRUS

Hold Onto Me / Κράτα Με (Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, in joint participation with the United States)
Directed by Myrsini Aristidou
Produced by Filmblades, One Six One Films  
Coproduced by Fredo Pictures, Graal S.A 
Supported by the Cyprus Deputy Ministry of Culture, ERT (Greek TV Channel), the Danish Film Institute, the Greek Film Center, the Black Family Grant of NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Pleasant Bay Pictures, the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab - Emerging Filmmaker Award, Mango Productions

ESTONIA

Our Erika / Meie Erika (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia)
Directed by German Golub
Produced by Filmivabrik
Coproduced by HansaFilm, Elisa, Studio Uljana Kim, Amber Land Film
Supported by the Estonian Film Institute, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, the Lithuanian Film Center, the National Film Centre of Latvia, the Tartu Film Fund, Estiko, the Viru Film Fund

GEORGIA

Guria / გურია (Georgia, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Turkey, Norway, with participation from Saudi Arabia)
Directed by Levan Koguashvili
Produced by Kino Iberica
Coproduced by Cineworx, Tarantula, ArtFest, TatoFilm/Maya Films, Staer, with participation from Saudi Arabia
Supported by the Ministry of Culture of Georgia, the Georgian National Film Center, the Georgian Public Broadcaster, Creative Georgia, the Hubert Bals Fund, the Swiss Federal Office of Culture, the Zurich Film Foundation, the Luxembourg Film Fund, the Turkish Ministry of Culture, the Bulgarian National Film Center, Sørfond, the Red Sea Fund, Eurimages

HUNGARY

Silent Friend (Germany, France, Hungary, Hong Kong)
Directed by Ildikó Enyedi
Produced by Pandora Film, Galatée Films, Radiance Films, Inforg-M&M Film 
Coproduced by ZDF/ARTE, ARTE France Cinema
Supported by the National Film Institute - Hungary (NFI), NRW, FFA, BKM, Hessen Film, MOIN, the French CNC, Eurimages

LATVIA

Ulya / Uļa (Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Lithuania)
Directed by Viesturs Kairišs
Produced by Ego Media
Coproduced by Allfilm, Staron Film,Tremora
Supported by the National Film Centre of Latvia, the Estonian Film Institute, the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, the Polish Film Institute, the Lithuanian Film Centre, the Riga City Council

MALTA

Żejtune (Malta, Germany)
Produced by Noruz Films, Pellikola, Solari Productions
Coproduced by One Two Films, Rebecca Anastasi
Supported by the Malta Film Commission, ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel, Arte, Arts Council Malta, the Doha Film Institute, the Ministry for Gozo

MONTENEGRO

To Hold a Mountain / Planina (Montenegro, Serbia, France, Belgium, Slovenia, Croatia)
Directed by Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić
Produced by Ardor Films d.o.o., Wake Up Films kkk
Coproduced by Les Films de l'œil sauvage, Stenola Productions, Kinematograf, Cvinger Film, with Cut-Up d.o.o as associate producer
Supported by the Film Centre of Montenegro, Film Center Serbia, CNC France - Cinéma du Monde, the Slovenian Film Centre, the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, PACA Fund of the Southern France Region, RTV Slovenia, Tax Shelter Belgium, InMaat Foundation, Doc Society Climate Story Fund, Uniqua See Future Foundation, Catapult Film Fund, Chicken & Egg Films, Diane Weyermann fellowship, IDA Enterprise Grant, the Council of Europe,  Eurimages

NORTH MACEDONIA

17 (North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia)
Directed by Kosara Mitić
Produced by Black Cat Production
Coproduced by Art & Popcorn, December
Supported by the North Macedonia Film Agency, Film Center Serbia, the Slovenian Film Centre

ROMANIA

Fjord (Romania, France, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland)
Directed by Cristian Mungiu
Produced by Mobra Films
Coproduced by Why Not Productions, Eye Eye Pictures, Garagefilm International, Filmgate Films, Snowglobe,  Aamu Film Company
Supported by the Romanian Film Centre (CNC), the film institutes in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, and also by Film i Väst, Vestnorsk, Mediefondet Zefyr, Nordisk Film and TV Fond, France 3 Cinéma, Eurimages, Creative Europe MEDIA, in partnership with the Romanian Television (TVR), NRK, DR and YLE, and with the participation of Raiffeisen Bank, Cinema City, Catena, Aqua Carpatica, BCR, Apa Nova, Kaufland, Superbet, Boiron, Dentsu, Provident, Dr. Oetker, Ursus, Cris-Tim, PPC, Domeniile Sâmburești, ETI, Transavia, Borsec,  Groupama

SERBIA

Wanderlust / Izlet (Serbia, UK)
Directed by Nenad Pavlović
Produced by Digimedia 
Coproduced by Buca Productions
Supported by Film Center Serbia

SLOVAKIA

Flood / Potopa (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Belgium)
Directed by Martin Gonda
Produced by Silverart, CINEART TV Prague 
Coproduced by Harine Films, Y-House
Supported by the Slovak Audiovisual Fund, the Polish Film Institute, the Radio and Television Slovakia, the Minority Culture Fund, Creative Europe MEDIA, the Košice Self-Governing Region, the Czech Film Fund, the Belgian Tax Shelter

SLOVENIA

Fantasy (Slovenia, North Macedonia)
Directed by Kukla
Produced by December 
Coproduced by RTV Slovenija, Krug film, Gliser, 001, Gustav Film, MB Grip, SNDKT, Instant
Supported by the Slovenian Film Centre, the North Macedonia Film Agency, Creative Europe – MEDIA